The artist for this piece loves their hometown of Nara. The mountains were a budding green as if they smiled on the day this hotel was opened. They scribed this piece in the hopes that travelers will taste the beauty of Nara, and take it back to their own homes with them.

What does it look like when “Mountains Smile”? Take a moment to find such a smile, whether in the spring or not, hidden within the vistas of Nara.